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1982Final results

1982 election for Tennessee Senate District 7

Tennessee State Senate · Tennessee

Victor Ashe (R) won with 67.3% of the vote, defeating Jack Comer (D) by 34.6 points.

Victor AsheRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.3%27,273
Jack ComerDemocrat
32.7%13,263
40,536 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+35.91976 specialR+57.11978R+34.61982D+9.81984 specialD+10.11986R+13.61990

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET